Need video camera suggestions

[Shawn Gossman]

Howdy all,
I thought I had already made a topic for this but can not find it when using search at all...? Anyways, I am in the market of getting a better video camera.

I want something hard drive (not tape at all) and that can be easily used to add to youtube. I am not looking for the quality for freelance and photography selling. I do want good quality for chasing and night chasing as well. Hi-Def would be a plus but is it really needed?

Also I want something cheap (like under 500.00) if possible, any help would be awesome folks!

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I am really liking this one:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba...lack/9984337.p?skuId=9984337&id=1218205383177

 

[Lou Ruh]

... I want something hard drive (not tape at all) ... I do want good quality for chasing and night chasing as well.

I don't have any specific recommendations, especially related to night chasing (I tend to avoid that if possibe), but, since hard drive cameras have issues with vibrations (they will stop recording while the vibration is too strong) and it is common in chasing to experience some pretty strong vibrations in vehicles, I would recommend considering a camera that records onto flash memory rather than a hard drive camera.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I ended up buying one from amazon. It has great reviews and good other sources on other sites as well. I think it will be perfect for me, if it sucks, then I guess I will bite the bullet and spend more money on getting something better. The one I am getting it a flash memory so I am more happy now that you have recommended that and that is what I went with.

The one I am getting is: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-H200-...r_1_20?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1298732024&sr=1-20

Overall its pretty much what I am looking for and not bad on the price either.